The Points & Atemi Waza

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Course Date 07-03-2004

The Points & Atemi-waza

Keynote: Kissaki Dan Grade Syllabus focuses upon maximising combat advantage by the use of points (acupuncture) on the body at close range.

1. Discussion and illustration of points

a) Most effective points on body;

b) Most effective methods of striking – Palm heel, Tettsui, Chi Arm etc;

c) Different intensities of striking – Farjing/penetration (Heavy Arm);

d) Use of points in various combat areas, strikes, locks, grappling.

2. Basic Stops/Openers - Flinch responses,

Kanku dai - Maewashi Uke inner/outer - Tai chi arm. This means opening moves i.e. flinch as set-ups.

3. Whole Body strikes -

Bag work to demonstrate - using different hand/feet strikes including heavy hand/arm techniques. i.e. strike hard areas with tettsui or palm heel - soft areas with knuckles - elbows etc.

4. Two-man sets

Demonstrate technical application and fluidity of movements as well as upper/lower.

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Standard Meridian Points of Acupuncture

For Kyusho Applications

ST 9 Rénýing

LI 18 Fútū

GB 20 Fēngchí

On the nape, below the occipital bone, on the level of Fengfu (DU 16), in the depression between the upper ends

TW 17 Yìfēng

Posterior to the ear lobe, in the depression between the mastoid process and mandibular

ST 5 Dàyíng

Anterior to the mandibular an-gle, on the anterior border of the masseter muscle, where the pulsation of the facial ar-tery is palpable.

Triple Warmer Point: TW 17 Associated with the facial nerves and great auricular. Point where TW meridian joins Gall Bladder meridian. A very danger-ous point. Known as a potentially deadly point.

Stomach Point: ST 5 Associated with 7

th cranial

nerve. Should be struck up and inwards.

Gall Bladder Point: GB 20 Important point behind mastoid process on outer section of trapezius muscle and end of strenocleidomastoid. Associated with smaller occipital nerve. Hammer-fist, ridgehand, palm-heel etc. Also revival point.

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ST 9 Rénýing

On the neck, beside the la-ryngeal protuberance, and on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle where the pulsation of the common carotid artery is pal-

LI 18 Fútū

On the lateral side of the neck, beside the laryngeal protuberance, between the anterior and posterior of the sterncleidomastoid muscle.

CV 22 Tiāntū

On the neck and on the ante-rior midline, at the center of

The Conception Vessel Point: CV 22 Can cause death. Use fingertips, flat-knuckle fist, knife-hand.

The Stomach Point: S 9 Very dangerous point. Total destruction of both Vegus nerves is incompati-ble with life. It serves virtu-ally every organ in the tho-rax and abdomen. Stimula-tion sends messages via the vagus nerves to the heart decreasing rate and forcing a drop in arterial blood pres-sure.

The Large Intestine Point: LI 18 Situated near the brachial plexus. A heavy handed blow will cause loss of consciousness.

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LU 3 Tiānfŭ

On the medial side of the up-per arm and the radial border of the biceps muscle of the

LU 5 Chĭzé

In the cubital crease, in the depression of the radial side of the tendon of the biceps muscle of

LU 8 Jīngqú

On the radial side of the pal-mar surface of the forearm, in the depression between the styloid process of the radius

PC 4 Xīmén

On the palmar side of the forearm and on the line con-necting Quze (PC 3) and

PC 6 Nèiguān

On the palmar side of the forearm and on the line con-necting Quze (PC 3) and Daling (PC 7), between the tendons of the long palmar muscle and radial flexor of the wrist.

Lung Points: LU 3 On the biceps muscle. Numbs the arm. Knuckles, fingertips etc. LU 5 Inside of forearm approx. 1 inch from elbow crease. A very effective strike point, causes legs to buckle. Forearm, hammer fist, fingertips etc. LU 8 Grab point.

Pericardium Points: PC 4 Stimulates meridian when struck.

PC 6 Strikes to this acces-sible arm point affect the heart. Important set-up point with S9 for example.

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CV 24 Chéngjiāng

On the face, in the depres-sion at the midpoint of the mentolabial sulcus.

CV 23 Liánquán

Just under the chin, on the neck and on the anterior mid-line, above the laryngeal protu-berance, in the depression above the upper border of the

CV 22 Tiāntū

In the notch at the top of the sternum and on the anterior midline, at the center of the

CV 14 Jùquè

On the upper abdomen and on the anterior mid-

CV 17 Dănzhōng

On the chest and on the anterior midline, on the level of the

CV 8 Shénquè

On the middle abdomen and at the center of the

CV 4 Guānyuán

The Dan Tien point, on the lower abdomen and on the anterior midline below the center of the

The Conception Vessel Points: CV 22 Can cause death. Can use fingertips, flat knuckle fist, knife hand. CV 17 Strike downwards, upwards or inwards. A hard blow can arrest the heart, lighter drains energy. CV 14 Affects the heart and can cause arrest. Very dan-gerous in combination, dou-ble strike with CV 4 using palm heels. Upward strike dangerously raises blood pressure. ¾ turn fist, elbow etc. CV 4 Important for combina-tions. Upwards blow dan-gerously increases blood pressure. Downwards causes energy drain. Asso-ciated with the 12

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Opening (Flinch response – opening reactive moves)

Round / Straight line attacks (defender)

Defence against a swinging punch application as in Kanku-dai. Striking with the whole body (fajing) Silding in deflecting the punch with the left arm, striking with the palm heels under the jaw with Teisho or Kumade, under the jaw face or eye-brows (CV23 / S7 / SI18 / GB14).

Defence against a swinging punch application as in Niju-shiho. Striking with the whole body (fajing) sliding in deflecting the punch with the left arm, striking with the fingers with Nukite or Hiraken or Ippon-ken or Hiraken (CV22) .

Defence against a swinging punch application as in Heian Yondan Striking with the whole body (fajing) sliding in deflecting the punch with the left arm, striking with the palm heel with Tei-sho or Kumade (S9 / TW17 / GB1 / GB14) .

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Opening (Flinch response – opening reactive moves)

Round / Straight line attacks (defender)

Defence against a swinging punch application as in Heian Nidan. Striking with the whole body (fajing) sliding in deflecting the punch with the left arm, striking with For Fist (Seiken) 45%, (S5)

Defence against a swinging punch application as in Heian Yondan. Striking with the whole body (fajing) sliding in deflecting the punch with the left arm, striking with the outside of the arm (Wan), (S5 / S9 / TW17 / LI18 / GB20) .

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Mawashi Uke

Mawashi uke block, stepping to the inside.

Palm the punch away with the right hand, bringing your left hand up to the outside of the right hand. So the back of the left hand just brushes the inside of the attacker’s forearm.

As the back of your left hand comes down the at-tacker’s forearm it turns closing the hand and extend-ing the attackers forearm. You could at this point grab the wrist points (L9 / HT7)

Moving in striking with the whole body (fajing), Sliding in hitting the head points with the outside of the fore-arm. (Wan), (S5 / S9 / TW17 / LI18 / GB20)

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Mawashi Uke (Grab)

Mawashi uke block, stepping to the outside.

Palm the punch away with the right hand, bringing your left hand up to the outside of the right hand. So the back of the left hand just brushes the inside of the attacker’s forearm.

As the back of your left hand comes down the at-tacker’s forearm it turns closing the hand and extending the attackers forearm.

You could at this point grab the wrist points (L9 / HT7).

Moving in striking with the whole body (fajing), sliding in hitting the head points with the right hand palm heel (Teisho), TW17 / LI18 / GB20).

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Upper Lower

Attempted Grab. Distract i.e. Slap to the face, clamp the arm to the chest.

Namegashi Using your heel to strike your oppo-nent’s inner thigh the strike is effective to SP 10/11. The kick strikes the inside of the thigh as in Tekki Shodan.

Heavy handed strike to the body or using the same principle as the heavy handed block. This technique can be used to deliver a powerful strike using the whole forearm to the outside head and neck. Striking with the outside of the arm (Wan), (S5 / S9 / TW17 / LI18 / GB20) .

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Upper Lower

Defence against a swinging punch application as in Tekki. Striking with the whole body (fajing) sliding in de-flecting the punch with the left arm, striking with the outside of the arm (Wan), (S5 / S9 / TW17 / LI18 / GB20) .

Using your shin to strike the inside of the thigh the strike is effective to SP11/L9. Twisting the hip and leg into the target and dropping the hips on impact.

Moving in encircling the head. Wrapping the hand round the jaw under the chin, keeping the fingers clear of the mouth.

Wrenching the head back and straight down to the floor. With the right palm heel pushing down the other hand moving to the small of the back.

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Upper Lower (180° Turn)

Defence against a swinging punch Mawashi uke to the out-side.

Striking with the whole body (fajing) with the right palm heel (Teisho) to GB20.

Knee Hiza geri to GB31 / 32

Grab the head as in Gojushiho dai / sho.

Stepping back 180%. taking your attacker down to the floor.

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Core Principles

Timing / Mai ai

Mind Set Tai SabbakiDistractions

Upper Lower Body Switch

Duel Tech Hip

Plyometrics Rooting Balance

Fa jin(Whole Body Focus)

Co-ordination

RootingPenetration

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Core Principles: (Apply Coaching Methods)

T 1. Timing & Mahai:

Distance changes according to Art - Knives, Kyusho, Comp.

Method: Paired reaction sparring corner stone ex. Kyusho/comp

T 1. Mind Set - (Psychological security),

Need confidence that techniques will work to.

Method: Chi Arm & Heel kicks, palm heel, tettsui

T 1. Tai Sabbaki - (Attack Triangle).

Change line of attack by unbalance/deflecting opponent.

Method: Maewashi Uke - head attacks.

T 2. Whole body focus & strike with body weight.

Essential to focus whole of body into a technique. Often hands/legs/trunk operate separately.

Fa Jin / penetrate - Heavy Hands. (Bags).

T 2. Simultaneous Atemi / Uke - (Dual Hip) -2 sequences give opponent a window of nity.

Objective is to get at least two techniques to 1/2 hip rotation.

Method: Chi arm (outside) - Shuto inside.

T2. Upper / Lower switching of attack.

Tactic to disorient opponent and destroy stance/balance

Method: Chi Arm with kicks

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Core Principles & Derived Combinations

Keynote: Basis of all combat is not the techniques but underlying system of delivery.

Identification and practice of core principles improves a fighters ability to deliver effective techniques. Kyusho Jutsu closes the circle in as far as it is a close quarter fighting system capable of being used effectively in all fighting arenas. Striking, grappling, throws and locks etc: It is an instructors task to de-rive methods of teaching core principles along with technique. Historically in the east this often takes the form of two-student sets and relates to all aspects of martial arts i.e. reaction sparring, kata bunkai and weapons.

Core Principles: (Agreement across most martial arts)

1. Timing & Mahai:

Distance changes according to Art - Knives, Kyusho, Comp.

Paired reaction sparring corner stone ex. Kyusho/comp

2. Mind Set – (Psychological security)

Need confidence that techniques will work to develop positive mind set.

Ex: Chi Arm & Heel kicks, palm heel, tettsui

3. Whole body focus & strike with body weight

Essential to focus whole of body into a technique. Often

hands/legs/trunk operate separately.

4. Tai Sabbaki (Attack Triangle)

Change line of attack by unbalance/deflecting opponent.

Ex: Maewashi Uke – head attacks.

5. Simultaneous Atemi/Uke:

1-2 sequences give opponent a window of opportunity.

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Objective is to get at least two techniques to 1/2 hip rotation.

Ex: Chi arm (outside) – Shuto inside.

6. Upper/Lower switching of attack

Tactic to disorient opponent and destroy stance/balance.

7. Fa chin/penetrate:

Generally two types of strike, sharp energetic focus and penetrating

Focus. – Fluid shuto moves. Heavy hands

8. Plyometrics – Shuto-backhand – leg kick.

9. Balance/Rooting – (fluid stances) Push hands.

10. Distractions: Spit, slap, eyes

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Ta Sabbaki Move to front

Maewashi uke to the outside, striking palm heel to the bag, GB20 as in Aragaki Seisan.

45° Attacking

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Stops (Chi Arm)

Fig 1 Fa jing/Heavy hand blocking with a whole body focus. The most common mistake as in the first photograph the lack of whole body focus is noticeable as the de-fensive posture is retracting away from the attack.

When the attacker swings in the punch your body weight moves forward over the hip with the arms extending out in a crescent. The arm does not straighten, like throwing a frisbee, striking with the back of the arm with both the major bones, the ulna and radius in line, not twisted as they would be if you over extend the wrist. As it impacts with the attacking limb your body weight shifts into an aligned position with your arms, hips and feet deriving power from the floor.

Heavy handed strike to the body or using the same principle as the heavy handed block. This technique can be used to deliver a powerful strike using the whole forearm to the inside/outside head and neck.

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Stops

Using your shin to strike your opponent’s thigh the strike is effective to the side of the thigh e.g. GB 31/32 or to the front of the thigh ST 32/33. The shin is brought up like a Maewashi but is punched into the target with the hips dropping and moving forward on impact.

Namegashi Using your heel to strike your oppo-nent’s inner thigh the strike is effective to SP 10/11. The kick strikes the inside of the thigh as in Tekki Shodan.

Using your shin to strike the inside of the thigh the strike is effective to SP11/L9. Twisting the hip and leg into the target and dropping the hips on impact.

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Haito

Spinning and striking Haiti to the hand mitt as used in Katas Heian Nidan and Nijushiho, striking BL10/GB20/TW17.

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Fluidity Exercise

Maewashi uke block to the inside, the pad is held out in front of the face. Feeding straight back off the pad, striking the pad which represents the head with the back of the hand into S6/S7/SI18, following through slid-ing in the hips and striking with the palm heel the same points. Turning, retracting the hand patting down the attacking arm, spinning the body, striking down heavy handed teisho with the rear fist to BL10/GB20. Alternatively, just spinning and doing the same tech-nique with the front fist, working up to a fluent com-bination, practised in the ad-vanced section.

45° Attacking

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Two man sets (teaching core principles along with technique 2 Examples)

Two man set 02

Two man set 01

Set 4: Kizami zuki to the head, followed by ura zuki to the body SP21 . Blocking to the head. Ura Zuki to the body deflecting the opponent’s force with the palm striking L5 with full body weight, moving body as a unit from the trunk gyaku zuki CV 22.

Set 3: Hook punch to the head, followed by ura zuki to the body SP21 . Blocking mawashi uki to the head. Ura Zuki to the body blocking with heavy arm strike dropping body weight to L5, simultaneously striking with full body weight, moving body as a unit from the trunk Tate zuki to CV?

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